Something Special (TV series)
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Written by | Allan Johnson, Phillip Hawthorn |
| Directed by | Allan Johnson, Michael Towner |
| Presented by | Justin Fletcher |
| Opening theme | Archie Brown |
| Ending theme | Archie Brown |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Sue Nottt (season 1), Clare Elstow |
| Producer(s) | Allan Johnson |
| Editor(s) | Gareth Heal, Stephen Young |
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| Original network | CBeebies |
| Original release | 2003 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Something Special is a children's television programme presented by Justin Fletcher. It was created and produced for 10 years by Allan Johnston. It is broadcast by the BBC. It is designed to introduce children to Makaton signing, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. It is aired on the CBeebies channel and in the past was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two.
The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning spectrum, are special.
Their format of the show has evolved considerably since the original series. In 2012, a new series, "Something Special - We're All Friends" started, introducing some minor changes to the "Out and About" format. This format change has also included a change in location, and introduced the Tumble Tap, a personalised iPad showing the "special things" to look for.
It is presented by Justin Fletcher ("Justin") and features various other characters (also played by Fletcher) and clips of children with disabilities. Justin speaks as well as signing, and a spoken narrative is provided over the clips of children.
The other characters played by Fletcher are the Tumble Family: Mr Tumble, an adult who himself displays delayed learning and communication difficulties, Grandad Tumble and Baby Tumble. Other members of the Tumble family to have made appearances include two Aunts - Polly and Suki (as in the popular nursery rhyme "Polly Put the Kettle On"), Lord Tumble and King Tumble.
In series 2, Justin meets a friend named Guy H Pickle, they dance around a mulberry bush.
The creator and producer is Allan Johnston, who worked as a teacher of children with special needs before joining the BBC in 1989.
Friends: Ernie Bhatia-Catterall & Samantha Srivastava-Davies
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Friends: Natasha Agarwal-O'Connell & Michael Tiwari-Holden
Friend: Jack Bharath
Friends: Savannah & Cheyenne Kohli-Collins
Friends: Gary Dhaliwal-Rosewell & Bridget Vimalan-Taylor
Friends: Sophie Lakhani-Mason & Chloe Jindal-McDowell
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